We study Greek theatre because...

People think it was the birthplace of modern thearte

Two ideas that should not be brought together

Vulgar, cruel and rude kind of humor

Violence or bodily harm are staged for comedic effect

Theatre and literature differ in that:

Only theatre requires that action be experienced live

Why was the play called Trifles?

Women solved the crime by putting the little clues together.

Film and theatre are DISSIMILAR in that only theatre

Is immediate and temporary/Live

In "Trifles" Susan Glaspell uses irony by _________.

having the women say Mrs. Wright "knotted" the quilt.

What is Greek Tragedy?

When the hero or heroin has a flaw that leads to Tragedy.

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1
We study Greek theatre because...
it is completely unique and died out
the plays were so violent
the Greeks were idiots and made a lot of mistakes
People think it was the birthplace of modern thearte
2
What is incongruity?
being inconsistent with obvious truth or reason
Two ideas that should not be brought together
Something that is not congruent
making something less important than it really is
3
Low comedy or high comedy ?
High comedy
Low comedy
Neither
Both
4
What is low comedy?
Vulgar, cruel and rude kind of humor
When you try to hurt someone
A surprise
A play on words
5
Derision
To make fun of
A crack in something
False or deceptive- Saying one thing and doing the opposite
Sharp/keen
6
Oedipus was
Thane of Cawdor
A Greek playwright
King of Thebes
A Greek God
7
What is automatism?
Putting a plane in autopilot
No control of your body
Control of your body
Driving an automobile
8
Which playwright penned Trifles?
August Wilson
Susan Glaspell
William Shakespeare
Tennessee Williams
9
What is SlapStick
Violence or bodily harm are staged for comedic effect
Humor involving childish themes
Humor marked by exaggeration and outsized characterization.
Humor pertaining to cultured, sophisticated themes.
10
What is the word for tragic flaw?
Catharsis
Tragedy
Hamartia
Epiphany
11
(True or False) The two major forms of theatre are Comedy and Tragedy.
True
False
12
what is theatre
the area in which something happens.
the activity or profession of acting in plays
both
neither
13
Who is credited with creating a female tragic hero?
William Shakespeare
Henrik Ibsen
Arthur Miller
14
Plays need to have what to make the plot interesting?
Exposition
Conflict
Lots of Spectacle
15
Theatre and literature differ in that:
Only theatre requires plot and theme
Only theatre requires that action be experienced live
Only literature deals with language
Theatre hopes to entertain and literature hopes to enlighten
16
trifles means -
a thing of little importance
emphasize
extremely hungry
speed of travel
17
Why was the play called Trifles?
I don't know
women care about little details
Because the word trifles was used in the play
Women solved the crime by putting the little clues together.
18
A tragic hero should have a _________.
Rich Family
Fatal Flaw
Sassy Attitude
19
For the Greeks, theatre was the mirror of...
the soul
life
the mind
human conflict
20
Trifles by Susan Glaspell is a _______.
short story
drama
novel
poem
21
Aristotle wrote the first treatise on theatre.
True
False
22
Film and theatre are DISSIMILAR in that only theatre
Uses scenery and costumes
Presents a story in dramatic form
Is immediate and temporary/Live
Is a public event
23
Which of the following movies would be low comedy?
Old School
Neighbors
All of the above
Bad Moms
24
What is a tragic flaw?
A super big mistake
Something bad that happens to the character
The flaw of the hero
A mistake in the characters lines
25
Which style of theatre is most like life?
Expressionism
Romanticism
Realism
26
Which is listed as the first and most important element of drama?
Theme
Character
Sound
Plot
27
The part of the plot where the audience gets background information is called:
Foreshadowing
Conflict
Exposition
28
What is catharsis?
a purging of emotions
a word for acting
another word for tragedy
29
___________ was the greek god of theatre.
Thespis
Aristotle
Sophocles
Dionysus
30
In 1916 when Susan Glaspell wrote the play, Trifles, what historical event was happening in America?
Women's Suffrage
Civil Right's Movement
Civil War
WWI
31
There were Comedy plays, Tragedy plays and...
Dionysian plays
Minotaur plays
Satyr play
Lamb plays
32
Who started using the common man as a tragic hero?
Aristotle
Arthur Miller
Shakespeare
33
Which is the oldest genre?
Tragedy
Comedy
34
What inspired Trifles?
job rejection
a real life murder case
a book
a movie
35
Has theatre ever been banned by the church?
Numerous times
Don't Know
No
Yes but just once
36
Master of Greek comedy
Aristophanes
Aeschylus
Aristotle
Antigone
37
Why is repetition used in storytelling?
To make you forget something
To fill space
To note importance
38
In comedy, how do we get catharsis?
Through Anger
Through Laughter
Through Crying
39
In "Trifles" Susan Glaspell uses irony by _________.
having the women hide the evidence
having the men mock the women.
having the women say Mrs. Wright "knotted" the quilt.
All of the answers.
40
What is Greek Tragedy?
When the supporting characters turn out to be villains.
When the play is about bad things.
When the main character is unable to find love.
When the hero or heroin has a flaw that leads to Tragedy.
41
In Trifles, how was the bird killed?
It was stabbed
It was strangled
It was poisoned
It was beheaded

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